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CASE STUDY
Compact saw
packs a sharp bite
Business growth at Letters and Logos brought the challenges of cutting sheet
materials to a sharp focus, challenges that were solved by a Koolkut KK116
from Sagetech Industries
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p to the nineties, most of Letters and sheets around during the cut, as well as “We had some difficulty in getting the saw
Logos’ work comprised Foamex with marking up at least two points on the sheet for set up square, and Sagetech arranged for their
cut vinyl, and printed graphics. The each cut. With a table saw, you need two or installation engineer to visit and set it up for
substrate was hand cut by knife. Subsequently, three people to feed a large sheet through. The us. It was all done quickly and without any fuss
the company increasingly used aluminium Koolkut is a revelation: set the dimensions, or complication.
composite materials, cut with a foam board load the sheet onto the saw and cut. It's quick, “The Koolkut is an extremely solid piece of
cutter. However, cutting accuracy proved a accurate and a genuine one man job. equipment, but it's compact enough to fit in a
problem. “Sagetech were very helpful while we were small workshop. The price represents excellent
Director Peter Halliwell said: “"More recently deciding whether to buy a Koolkut, and, later, value for money, and I'd certainly be happy to
we tried using a table saw and a hand-held which model to go for. They really know their recommend it to other signmakers.”
circular saw. Neither was ideal, the table saw product and also understand the issues that
requiring a very large amount of operating signmakers face.
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space, and the hand held saw being unwieldy
and inaccurate. We realised the time had come
to look at vertical panel saws.”
Peter initially found the panel saw market
polarised, comprising low cost collapsible units
or large, significantly more expensive static
wall saws. Peter then saw a Sagetech
Industries advertisement promoting the
Koolkut range.
Peter explained: “The ad caught my eye, as
the saws appeared to be robust, but priced at a
level that made sense for us. We researched
the machines more thoroughly on the
Sagetech website and arranged to see one in
action. We were impressed.”
Letters and Logos ordered a Koolkut KK116,
with the unit's 3,100 by 1,600mm sheet
capacity making it ideal for common 10 x 5ft
sheets. The machine immediately became a
key resource. Cutting Dibond, Foamex,
plywood and acrylics, the saw has made a
significant difference for the company.
Peter said: “Because we no longer need to
buy in sheet materials cut to size, we can now
achieve shorter lead times on customer orders,
and we've also significantly cut our costs. It's
also excellent with large sheets in a relatively
small workshop: this was a serious problem
with both the table saw and the hand-held.
“With a hand held saw, you have to move Letters and Logos’ Koolkut KK116 immediately became a key resource
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